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Family

Why Bother To Make Friends With Siblings?

Why Bother Making Friends With Siblings? You don’t get to select the family you are born into, nor do you get to decide whether or not to be an only child, to have brothers or sisters or to have both. I have three brothers and three sisters and it wasn’t easy for me to get…
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Terese Luikens' dad
Faith

Why Bother Remembering Dad?

Why Bother Remembering Dad? I was very fond of my father. He’d come into my room at night to read bedtime stories. Kicking my blankets off, I’d crawl out of my bottom bunk and lie down next to him on the rug. I remember how his deep voice made Prince Charming and the seven dwarves…
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Mental Health

Why Bother Finding Your Own Space?

Why Bother Finding Your Own Space? From an early age, I looked for quiet spaces. Growing up in a household with six siblings was a challenge for my personality. I liked quiet more than noise, order instead of chaos, and I was more at ease in my own company than in the company of others. …
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Gratitude

Why Bother Enjoying The Gift Of Summertime?

Why Bother Enjoying The Gift of Summertime? Time, I believe, is a gift and I think summertime is the best present of all. It gets lighter earlier, around 3:00 a.m., and the sky’s luminescence lingers longer into the night than I am able to stay awake. The air temperature equals that of my body, making…
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